ValatafLivonian (Rare), Medieval Baltic (Rare) Of extremely uncertain origin and meaning. One group of modern-day academics link this name to Estonian vallatus "naughtiness; recklessness", while others adamantly doubt this derivation.
ValbjörkfIcelandic (Rare) Derived from the Old Norse elements valr meaning "those slain in battle" and bjǫrk meaning "birch tree" (compare Björk)... [more]
ValbjǫrnmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse valr "the slain" and bjǫrn "bear".
ValbjörtfIcelandic (Rare) From the Old Norse elements valr "those slain in battle" and bjǫrt "bright" (feminine of bjartr). Alternatively, the first element could be derived from Primitive Germanic *walha- meaning "Celtic, foreign".
ValeermDutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare) Dutch form of Valerius. A known bearer of this name is Valeer Deschacht (b. 1925), a Belgian Catholic priest and director of social institutions.
Valehf & mPersian, Azerbaijani Means "enamored" in Persian. This name is unisex in Iran and masculine in Azerbaijan.
ValenafAmerican (South, Rare) Either a contracted form of Valentina or an invented name coined from the syllable Val- and the once-popular name suffix -ene.
ValenafNorth Frisian Seibicke thinks this name is an elaborate form of Vahle which he further links via Volle with names including the Germanic name element folk "people, folk".
ValerafEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Valera in honour of Irish statesman ÉamonDe Valera, who was born in New York to a Spanish father and an Irish mother.
ValerianemGeorgian (Rare) Georgian form of Valerianus (see Valerian). This is an older name and it is fairly rare in Georgia nowadays; the shorter form Valerian is more common there.... [more]
ValerianimGeorgian Form of Valerian with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
ValerisfPopular Culture Created by adding the prefix Val to the name Eris. Valeris is a major character in 'Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country' (1991). English actress Kim Cattrall portrayed Valeris as well as helping to create aspects of the character including the name.
ValeyfIcelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements valr "the slain (in Valhalla)" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Valfridm & fSwedish, Finnish Swedish and Finnish form of Walafrid and Waldfrid, much more common as a male name. Valfrid Palmgren (1877-1967), a Swedish politician and teacher, was a famous female bearer of the name.
ValgerðrfOld Norse Derived from the Old Norse elements valr meaning "the dead on a battlefield, the battle-slain" (as found in the word valkyrja) and garðr meaning "fence, defense"... [more]
ValhildurfIcelandic (Rare) Derived from the Old Norse elements valr meaning "the dead on a battlefield, the slain" (as found in the word valkyrja) and hildr meaning "battle"... [more]
VálimNorse Mythology Snorri Sturluson calls Váli a son of Loki and brother of Nari in chapter 50 of the Prose Edda. Other sources say he was a son of Odin and the giantess Rindr.
VəlimAzerbaijani Derived from Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy) meaning "helper, protector, benefactor".
ValkemLivonian, Medieval Baltic Of uncertain origin and meaning. Some modern-day academics suggest a derivation from Latvian valks "brook, brooklet", while others see a connection to the Latvian placename Valka, and a third group theorizes a connection to Finnish and Estonian valkoinen "white"... [more]
VallefSpanish Means "valley" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Valle and Nuestra Señora de la Valle, meaning "The Virgin of the Valley" and "Our Lady of the Valley" respectively.... [more]
VallettafAmerican Valletta, the name of a city in Malta, it is a transferred use of the surname of Jean Parisot de la Vallette, Grand Master of the Order of Malta.
VallivanafCatalan, Catalan (Valencian) From the Valencian title of the Virgin Mary, Mare de Déu de Vallivana, meaning "Mother of God of Vallivana."... [more]
ValljášmSami Northern Sami masculine name meaning "plentiful".
ValmaifLiterature, Welsh, English (Australian), English (New Zealand) Derived from Welsh fel Mai meaning "like May". It was invented by best-selling Welsh author Allen Raine for her popular romance novel By Berwen Banks (1899). The first Valmais in the UK birth records appear in the year of the book's publication, and alternate Welsh spellings Falmai and Felmai arose some years later.... [more]